First, you could discover the PCV valve. Most of the time, it is put in immediately into the highest valve cowl of the engine. If you have got a V8 or V6, it is on one of many valve covers, and is determined by the producer for which particular cowl. On this Ford 300, it is on the again in direction of the firewall, tucked beneath the consumption. It will seem like just a little plug match inside a grommet with a hose popping out of it. On older automobiles, the engine diagram contained in the engine bay can clue you into its precise location.

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To take away the valve, you both must unscrew it or, in some circumstances, pull it straight up. For the Ford, it is solely held in by the stress of the rubber grommet, so it doesn’t require any particular instruments to take away. If the valve screws into the valve cowl, chances are you’ll want to make use of a combination wrench to get the valve unfastened. Either approach, it is a easy course of to take away on most automobiles. 

Once it is eliminated, you could take the hose off. If it is caught, chances are you’ll want to make use of a pair of pliers to softly take away the previous valve from the hose. You do not wish to harm the hose on this course of. Although you case use this time to verify if the hose and the grommet are dry rotted or in any other case needing to get replaced.